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The Journal of Burma Studies President, Burma Studies Group FK Lehman Editor Richard Cooler Center for Burma Studies Northern Illinois University Production Editor Lisa Wilcox Center for Southeast Asian Studies Northern Illinois University Copy Editors Bob Vore Lisa Wilcox ...

2007

The Journal of Burma Studies is an annual scholarly journal jointly sponsored by the Burma Studies Group (association for asian Studies), the Center for Burma Studies (northern illinois university), and the Center for Southeast asian Studies (northern illinois university). articles are refereed by professional peers. original scholarly manuscripts should be sent to: editor, Center for Southeast asian Studies, northern illinois university, deKalb, il 60115. Subscriptions are $16 per volume delivered book rate (airmail, add $9 per volume). members of the Burma Studies Group receive the journal as part of their $30 annual membership. Send check or money order in u.S. dollars drawn on a u.S. bank made out to northern illinois university to the Center for Burma Studies, northern illinois university, deKalb, il 60115. major credit cards accepted. Subscriptions /

FORSEA Opinion, 2023

The Western imaginary of Burma has dominated international thinking about Burma for so long partly because of the advantages Western countries have in terms of funding and power and the longevity of the educational institutions. Contemporary Burma also has the disadvantage of domestic political violence. Some Burmese scholars advocate not producing knowledge about Burma while the current revolution continues, although this raises questions about whether Burma should also not have been researched during the half-century of civil war as well. Moreover, there are other audiences than the Burmese one(s) that need for various reasons (and not all nefarious) information about the country for whom just shutting down the knowledge tap about the country is not an acceptable option.

Asian Ethnology, 2009

The RUSI Journal, 2016

2009

Myanmar: Politics, Economy and Society, 2020

Understanding news and current affairs in Myanmar requires a detailed understanding of the complex historical and ethnic dynamics that have contributed to its contemporary society. Myanmar faces significant political, social and economic difficulties, but these difficulties can differ enormously for individuals depending on a variety of ethnic, economic, geographic and political variables. Since a semi-civilian government came to power in 2011 and instituted a reform agenda, the living conditions for many of Myanmar’s communities have been transformed for the better. For some communities, however, particularly those in the ethnic minority conflict zones, change has not come at all, or has resulted in worse outcomes. This is epitomised by the plight of the Rohingya Muslim populations that until recently formed a majority in northern Rakhine State. The repeated pogroms by military and civilian actors faced by this community culminated in a mass exodus to Bangladeshi refugee camps across the border in 2017, resulting in international condemnation. The pervasive role of the military in Myanmar’s society is likely to continue for the foreseeable future and attempts at progressive change are likely to be circumscribed by this dominance. The ongoing political and economic reform process in Myanmar is at once an exciting and depressing project as important progressive change in one area is accompanied by stagnation or even regression in another. This introductory chapter will introduce the reader to some of the key issues that constrain or expedite societal change in Myanmar and places recent events of national and international significance in the context of its complex history and society.

This Paper aims to explain the recent rise of ethnonational policies and communal violence towards minorities in Myanmar. Therefor it will firstly state the theoretical linkages between religion, ethnic conflicts and the religious legitimation of political action. Then it explores the roles of minorities and violence in the Buddhist doctrine and looks into the historical and present linkages of Buddhism and the political systems in Myanmar. Afterwards it will set forth the recent political transformations and their implications, to finally trace back to the reasons that might have ignited the current outbreak of violence against other religious groups.

Quoted From Salai C. Alexander’s Book, Religious Freedom in the Golden Land: Reviewing the Political Situation of Burma on the Perspective of Freedom of Religion Page 72-78 Edited by James Mawdsley Author of The Heart Must Break: